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Dog Chews Battery, Sparks Fire in Chapel Hill Home

10/14/2025

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A lithium-ion battery caught fire in a Chapel Hill, North Carolina home after Colton the dog chewed on a battery-powered device.
David Sasser, a firefighter and Colton's owner, received a security alert and returned home to find a rug burned.
The fire was contained and no one was injured.
Fire officials warn that damaged or improperly stored lithium-ion batteries pose fire hazards and urge safe disposal and recycling.

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Story summary

A lithium-ion battery caught fire in a Chapel Hill, North Carolina home after Colton the dog chewed on a battery-powered device.
David Sasser, a firefighter and Colton's owner, received a security alert and returned home to find a rug burned.
The fire was contained and no one was injured.
Fire officials warn that damaged or improperly stored lithium-ion batteries pose fire hazards and urge safe disposal and recycling.